“Pics for MSN Friends” Steal Your MSN Passwords
Recently, I am getting strange URL from my MSN friends. Clicking the link will lead to a “Pics for MSN Friends” web page with a login form asking for your msn email and password. DO NOT submit it!
Do not fall into the trap! If you submit your email and password, they will use your MSN account to send messages to your friends on your behalf.
Quote from the “pics for MSN friends” site:
We may temporarily access your MSN account to do a combination
of the following:
1. Send Instant Messages to your friends promoting this site.
2. Introduce new entertaining sites to your friends via Instant Messages.
That’s scary!
There is a Terms of Use / Privacy Policy at the bottom of the page. Basically, it tells you that they have the right to use your MSN account to spread unwanted messages. The page appears to be created by “TST Management, Inc”
There are many variants of the URL but all have the same login form. For more information on terms and conditions of the page, please refer to the great write-up of Jalaj.
What happens if I submitted the form?
Your MSN friends will probably get the same URL from your account and thought it is from you. They might be the next victims and then send the same URL to the friends of your friends…
What should I do?
In order to stop the unauthorized access to your MSN account, you should change your MSN Passport account’s password, in other word, change your Hotmail password.
My two cents
Never ever submit your account information to an unknown website. Don’t trust the links from your instant messaging friends. They might not know what happened. It is good to confirm with them about the link they sent.
